Pakistan, April 28 -- Steven Spielberg has called The Godfather the greatest American film ever made, a sentiment he expressed while presenting legendary director Francis Ford Coppola with the prestigious AFI Life Achievement Award. The event, held on Saturday night, saw Hollywood icons gather to celebrate Coppola's career, with Steven Spielberg and George Lucas honouring him with the 50th AFI Life Achievement Award.

Steven Spielberg, who first met Coppola in 1967, praised him as "fearless" and highlighted how Coppola's openness to ideas and his ability to invite feedback made him a unique and influential filmmaker.

Steven Spielberg fondly remembered watching an early cut of Apocalypse Now, a five-hour version and learning from Coppola'...